AFA- Signposting Information
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Below are some key local and national signposting options for various client issues.
Please be aware this list is not exhaustive and is not frequently updated
| Citizens Advice- national resource on Carer Rights |  |
| Carers UK – National Charity for Carers |  |
| Wandsworth Carers Centre- local service supporting unpaid carers |  |
| South West London Law Centre – Local organisation providing debt advice |  |
| Crosslight Debt Advice- local debt charity with volunteer debt advisers |  |
| Youth Legal- Local debt charity for 16-25 year olds |  |
| StepChange- National Debt Charity |  |
| National Debtline- National phoneline for debt advice |  |
| Debt Free Advice – Helpline and Advice Centres around London |  |
| Wandsworth Carer Centre- offer digital classes for carers. To be part of this digital inclusion programme carers must be registered with the Wandsworth Carers’ Centre | |
| Community Drugs and Alcohol Recovery Service – Digital Inclusion Programme for people who are affected by mental health and the ill-effects of addiction to alcohol or drugs. |  |
| Katherine Low Settlement- Offer classes for elders including digital help |  |
| Age UK Wandsworth – Offer digital inclusion programme for older people |  |
| Power to Connect- Local service offering digital skills workshops |  |
| Wandsworth Council Digital Assistance list |  |
| South West London Law Centre One off advice
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| Employment Law For London free 30-minute telephone advice appointment with a volunteer lawyer. | Call 0207 633 4534 and leave a voicemail with your name and phone number. |
| ACAS Advice and information for all major workplace issues/disputes |  |
| Disability Law Service Advice by phone and in writing on issues of reasonable adjustments, dismissal and resignation, discrimination and harassment. |  |
| Equality Advisory & Support Service Advise and assist people on issues relating to equality and human rights and discrimination, including but not restricted to employment issues. |  |
WRAP (Thinking Works)
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SW LEAP Advice about managing energy bills |  |
| Be Enriched Tooting Canteen Fridays 1PM – 2.30PM Tooting United Reformed Church Rookstone Road, SW17 9NQ |  |
| Chantelle’s Community Kitchen Free pre-packed nutritious homemade meals to take away or eat in at 4 Portswood Place, SW15 4ED. Every Tuesday 11:00 – 13:00 Every Friday 11.30- 13.30 Click for Instagram information and local news article>> |  |
| Earlsfield Foodbank No referral needed, catchment area required |  |
| Grub Hub Southfields (No website) Thursday 18:00- 19:00 Hot takeaway meal Open Door Community Centre, Keevil Drive, Beaumont Road,SW19 6TF |  |
| Rackets Cubed Community Box Battersea – Yvonne Carr Centre (Collection Fridays) Roehampton – 166 Roehampton Lane (Collections Weds and Thurs) Pay £4 for £35 of groceries Sign up online for the following week’s collection |  |
| Serendipity Café Free lunch, Monday 12-2pm Community Church Putney, Werter Road, SW15 2LL |  |
| St Michael’s Community Lunch Wednesdays Tea and coffee at 12pm followed by a hot meal at 12.30pm. |  |
| Tooting Community Kitchen Food stalls Wednesdays and Saturdays from 6pm Outside Tooting Islamic Centre, 145 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7TJ |  |
| Wandsworth Foodbanks Referral needed from CAW/Social worker etc Various locations, check website |  |
| Waste Not Want Not Surplus food from local markets and supermarkets at the end of the day and turn it into meals for people in the local community Website down, click for Family Information Service link >> |  |
| Moving Matters- Wandsworth Council Service If Wandsworth Councils are housing you and you are moving to temporary or permanent property . help you with the following: Grants, Charity Applications, Furniture Scheme and Utility Account
| Every Friday from 10am – 1.00pm at Wandsworth Housing dept, Bridas House, 90 Putney Bridge Road, Wandsworth Bring proof of I.D and all income, bank statements, wage slips and proof of benefits. |
| Wandsworth Council Crisis payments Requests can be made for emergency funds towards white goods and furniture for those moving from temporary accommodation to settled accommodation | |
| Ace of Clubs – Local Day Centre with food and other facilities. Homeless advisers are usually present |  |
| Spires – Day centre in Streatham with meal and other facilities. Open Monday to Friday in the mornings |  |
| Trinity Homeless Support Café . Holy Trinity Halls, 74 Trinity Road, London SW17 7RH. |  |
| The Passage, Victoria- Here you can arrange a one-to-one chat with Resettlement Team, to discuss your situation and build a plan of action + services and facilities
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| Homeless Link – search engine for hostels |  |
| Centre Point- Youth Homeless charity for 16-25year olds |  |
| DePaul – Youth Homeless charity with Nightstop emergency accommodation service |  |
| Glassdoor- Arrange Winter Shelters |  |
| South West London Law Centre- main immigration sources in the borough
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| Youth Legal- 16-25yo
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| Project 17- Families with NRPF
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| Rights of Women Women-only phoneline Provides advice on housing and financial options for families with no recourse to public funds They give discrete advice on family, domestic, criminal and immigration issues.
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| CARAS- ESOL/community activities
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| Migrant Help – advice and support to asylum seekers in UK
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